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TIL The US Government Secretly Contaminated U.S. Cities in the 1950s-1960s

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PYPZE TIL a study was conducted involving separating infant twins through an adoption agency to study nature vs nurture . The twins involved in the experiment were never given knowledge of the study and the findings never published. The records are contained at Yale and will not be released until 2066.
dDloQ Til that there are between 70,000-80,000 plants that produce EDIBLE fruit, and in general most people only eat 20 different types of fruit.
ADEpB TIL About the Juicero, a $799 juice press, made with $1000 in parts. The company received $120M in venture capital. It only "pressed" $7 DRM-controlled pre-juiced juice bags (not fresh fruit). The packs were easily opened and emptied by hand.
j6pGn TIL there's a species of salamander called Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) and honestly? The name fits
e0Ywk TIL that English cricket great Denis Compton was renowned for his absent-mindedness. He once arrived at a match without his kitbag, so he used an antique bat from the stadium's museum; and during a major celebration in honour of his 70th birthday, his mother rang, telling him that he was only 69